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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearing on Wheat Acreage Grazing and Hay Program (H.R. 3367)
Record date · July 14, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a 1977 congressional hearing held by the House on Livestock and Grains regarding H.R. 3367. The hearing focused on proposed federal policies allowing for the grazing of livestock and the harvesting of hay on land designated for wheat production.
The hearing addresses the legislative framework for how farmers may utilize wheat-designated acreage for alternative agricultural purposes, which impacts land management options and livestock feed availability for producers.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Wheat farmers
The proposed legislation would change the permitted uses of their designated wheat acreage.
Livestock producers
The legislation impacts the availability of land for grazing and hay production for their livestock.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on February 22, 1977, by the Subcommittee on Livestock and Grains.
- The primary subject of the hearing was H.R. 3367.
- The legislation concerns the implementation of a grazing and hay program for land designated as wheat acreage.
- The hearing took place during the first session of the Ninety-fifth Congress.
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Agricultural Land Use Flexibility
The hearing highlights a 1977 legislative effort to increase flexibility for farmers to use wheat-designated land for livestock support.
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